Bl. Peter the Venerable Biography
Bl. Peter the Venerable Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 1092 |
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| Country of Birth | France in Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Monks |
| Profession | Abbot |
| Place of Work | France |
| Date of Death | 25 December 1156 |
| Place of Death | France |
| Feast Day | April 29, December 25 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1862 (cultus confirmation) |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
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Blessed’s Biography
Blessed Peter the Venerable was born in 1092 in a distinguished family in Auvergne, France. His mother sent him to the cluneiac monastery of Sauxillanges to get his education. In 1122 Peter became an abbot of Cluny. Several of his reforms were educated monks which put him in conflict with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who felt it detracted from the emphasis on prayer. Bl. Peter traveled to England, Spain and Rome, Italy in service to the Order, retiring between trips to live as a hermit.
He recommended that the Koran be translated to Latin so missionaries would better understand what they were up against when they evangelized Muslims. Peter Wrote poems, sermons, scriptural studies and treatises against heresy.
Death
Peter died on December 25, 1156, of natural causes and buried in the southern end of the cloister of the monastery church of Cluny Abbey grave desecrated by Huguenots in 1562. Most of his remains destroyed in 1792 in the anti–Christian excesses of the French Revolution. Some remains re-discovered in 1931 and hidden in a stable.
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